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Wound suturing

…is retained contamination, not poor suture technique — and the commonest cause of permanent loss of function is a tendon injury that was sutured over without…

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging With SPECT and PET

…tissue. The distribution of retained tracer provides tomographic information about relative regional perfusion. Imaging is generally performed at rest and during exercise or pharmacological stress…

ApoB and Non-HDL Cholesterol in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

…reactions that promote plaque formation and progression. As the burden of retained atherogenic particles accumulates over time, the probability of an acute atherosclerotic cardiovascular event…

Heart failure: Causes, types, diagnosis, treatments & management

…heart disease and acute myocardial infarction has been reduced by approximately 50% during the past few decades, the incidence of heart failure has remained stable…

Heart failure: Introduction

…heart disease and acute myocardial infarction has been reduced by approximately 50% during the past few decades, the incidence of heart failure has remained stable…

The 3-phase model of sudden cardiac arrest

…are no means of determining what phase the patient is in. The three phases following a sudden cardiac arrest were described by Weisfeldt and Becker …

Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Outcomes

…of foods habitually consumed rather than isolated nutrients considered independently. For cardiometabolic health, the most favourable patterns generally contain more minimally processed, fibre rich and…

Digoxin: Dosing, Therapeutic Range and Toxicity Management

…advent of more efficacious agents with wider therapeutic to toxic windows, and its routine use in adult patients is generally discouraged. However, it retains a…

Otoscopy and ear syringing

…discharge, dizziness, tinnitus, fever in a child without an obvious focus, and before every ear syringing. Removal of cerumen: Hearing loss, a blocked sensation, itching…

Anticoagulation Strategies in Atrial Fibrillation

…the imperative of stroke prevention against the inherent risks of iatrogenic hemorrhage. ECG recordings of atrial fibrillation. Click to enlarge. Risk Stratification: Stroke and Bleeding…

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